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soon find another son . ; I knew nothing of my daughter going until she was gone. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN.—She was my eldest slaughter ; I have a daughter named Fanny ; Ido not know that my eldest daughter was in the habit of visiting Captain Bowles at his lodgings (a mile and a half off), in boy's clothes, at night ; nor do I know that Pauly and she used to go together ; I never found ,her bed empty at night; I never knew that she used to walk out with Captain Bowles, on the banks of the Arno, before be was introduced to us; she never told me so ; I found my daughter at Kensington; she was nut living at Captain: Bowles's expense ; my husband paid the experices ; Captain Bowles and my daughter lived together in London, befort they went to. Kensington; Mr. Dauiel's sister did not live with them ; 1 don't.know that Captain Bowles used to visit her at Kensing ton; after my daughter came from the Convent, she was not sent back to the Coovent, to avoid a man named Barronchili ; she was . sent back partly ,for that, and partly because we were returning to Pisa.;. she was fond of a person named Baronchili ; he was not peasant'or•lahOuring mass, he was a man who posaessed some land ; this young man was introduced to her by a Priest, as a proper match, as he possessed 600,900 scudi or crowns; I ob "tell to it, .liecaisse my daughter was too young, and I did not wish to. marry her to a person residing is tke country (to a countryman) ; we.were not obliged to call in the Police, to pro tect us from two other of her sweethearts ; it was my slaughters, Betsy and Fanny, who had two gentlemen suitors ; these young men . were not allowed. to come to our house, and I complained privately to a Judge (Magistrate) of their attempts to come to the house, and their sending messages; my husband brought an action against the defendant, for the seduction of my daughter. Mr. Sergeant Wlt.nr.—Yes, my Lord, but we undertake to drop that action. It was brought when the plaintiff was. under Captain Bowles 's protection. Mr. Sergeant VAUCHAW.—My Lord, we know nothing of that, if withdrawn at all, it should have beets withdrawn before. The Cuter ivsnet.—They proinise to withdraw it now, and that is enough. Cross-eraminatiOn continned.—Count Metaxa is a law student, awl the son of a nobleman. Re-examined.—On the first occasion she had been at the Con vent a year and u half, and the second time ten months; we lived at Prato, about 40 miles from Pisa, when Barronchilli was intro dared to my daughter. Re-examined through the COI/ RT.—My daughter never corres parled with a Mr. Grassi; he is a married man. Mrs. C. Daniel examined.---I am the aunt of the plaintiff; at the request of my brother, I searched for my niece in London, and found her at No. 33, Somerset-street, Portman-square, in July, 1925 ; I waited until I saw the defendant also there : I told him I had received instructions from my brother to see my niece mar ried, or to take her away at once; he seemed to make no objection ; I reproached him with his conduct ; and he said he was ready to make every reparation in his power ; I said he must marry her, and he said " I can't do that, as I am already a married man." Ile said he was suing for a divorce, and that it had already cost him 1,500/. ; and be seemed to wish-my niece to leave him, as he feared her living with him would injure him in that cause. He said, when he got the divorce, he would marry - her, and if be did not get it, 'he would settle 110!. a year on bar, and give her 1,0001. when she came of age; it afterwards proved that she was then pregnant. He requested me to accept of 110/. for one year. I said I had no instructions with respect to money, hut I took it, .and gave him, at his re quest, a receipt for it for one year. My niece was not then pre sent, nor did she know it. I took her to the house of a most respectable relation of mine by marriage, st Kensington. The defendant never after Paw her again with my knowledge, or that of her parents. I proposed, that as she was a Boman Catholic., marriage by a Catholic priest would be better than nothing, otherwise . ' could not introd u ce her to my friends, anti that I was awkwardly Oared. lie maid he had no objection, only that lie feared he should be proseented for bigamy. I staid at, the house in Somerset-street two nights, until Captain Bowles came home from the races. •My niece pa ssed as Mrs. Bowles. lie-examined by Mr. Sergeant VA U N, ni ece , did net wish t.l) live with Captain Bowles in infamy. She expected he would marry her. • She did not refuse to go from him. She mine without force or violenee. When she saw me, she clapped her arms round my neck, and My dear aunt, I am glad put are come," No violence was necessary to remove her. I took a Bow-street officer with me, as I was told that Captain .. 13trwles was a very violent man. When my niece found out that '•Captalis .Basks wars s mar r ied man, she propo»eil that they should continue their journey to England, as Water and Sister ; but he 'A id...." Oh, no, no brother and sister, if you please. "--(A laugh.) Plaintiff's father is a Deputy-Commissary-General; he rewidea in Italy as a private gentleman. Se;grant tti.nr —That is my raw., my Lord. Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN asked his Lordship whether he thought there was such evidence of a promise of marriage as was sufficient to send the case to a jury ? The Loan Cuter iversee—Certainly ; there is abundant evi. Bence of that fact. .. Mr. Sergeant Vsnottaa said, that the decision of his Lord ship made it necessary for him to offer a few observations upon the evidence adduced in support of this case. And, first, the .fury might perceive, that an action was originally brought by the pleintiff'• father, to recover damages ; hut now, in order to make a favourable impression, they were told that this action was to he withdrawn. • Why, he asked, was ant more light thrown upon this question ? Why was not Mies Fanny, the plaintiff's sister (a most important witness, he should think), brought op and examined? There could be no wow for not doing so, for she was not only in the country, but actually in Court. Had that young lady been called, they might have got at a little of the secret history of this transaction. The stmt had been produced, and she', it seemed, had gone very coolly and quietly to the de fendant'N lodgings in search of her niece, and there she took her quarters for two nights, until his return front the races. Now, be exiled upon the Jury to take this matter seriously into their consideration, and to ask themselves whether the object was not done fur a certain purpose? it was not gallant fit say that the lady was the seducer in this case, but it certainly sr/add not be going too far to say m. The defendant took her away, hot he showed no wish to abandon hex ; he said he WAN ready to make her every reparation in his power. No breach of promise of marriage was hinted at, save at Pisa; bore, when questioned on the subject, his promise was only conditioaally---" I expect a divorce," said the defendant, " and if I obtain it, I will marry rats." But, with deferent* to his Lordship, there W#4 nospecific promise of marriage. No promise of marriage was binding, unless it was mutual ; the defendant should have the power of bringing his action, as well as the plaintiff; and where was the promise made to the defendant, which, 'would tenable hint to do so in this case? lie contended that theta war none. Upon the question as to the amount of damages, he appealed to the Jury, and asked them whether the plaintiff came Wore thept with a previously unblemielted and unspotted charac ter? If she fen a sacrifice at all, she certainly fell a willing sa crifice. She literally threw herself into the deft-mix - We arms ; arty, she was even content to live with him after she had been in formed that he wrol a married lean; she found no fault, she utteE, eel no complaint, end this action might in truth, and in fact, be considered the action of the &titer. He left the case with the .tory, eonfideot that they would Nee that this Was a two which, at the utmost, called for little more than poplins! damaged. The Cuter jusrice; in tuunning up the rate, expressed his regret at finding that Nn iiijury of this grave And serious nature shoeld have been caturrtitted by a member of that gallant profes sion—the army, men in whose breasts both honour and courage were found uniformly unithal......(•ehi, expreivion was appistaded by the persons h i the body of the Court.)—The Jury would look 4.it as seduction by an officer, of the daughter of his equal in m i l k, from whose house he basely took her, after openly profets:. ing to her parents the most honourable intentions. lit took her away under. a promise which, being a married man, h e w, 4 14 t a Ada it was a seduction and breach of promise of mar riage, thereawe, made under disgraceful eircumstenees as regard ed the defendant, but it was a case where the piing womanap pearrol not to have been very unwilling to he .educed, The Jury consulted for a few minutes, when A Juror asked what. fortune the defendant possessed? The Cuter Just ti ,—We are only told that he is a geutlemen —we have no account of his fortune. But, you remember, he +Matta to settle 110/. a-year on the plaintiff, analgive her 1,000/. when of age, in She event of his being unable to marry her. MI. .Sergeant Wifole—My Lord he is styled a Captain. Me Cruri JITSTICE-......Y04, he is, but we all know that the title of Captain is a very coueeuent travelling mum Strier—ls the child now Living Mi. Sergeant V./ans.—The child is Air. Justice light—lf the child is living, the defendant is only liable to parish allowance for it. Bnt, as it was'horn in Itdly, doubt whether h can he compelled to pay even that. The .Inry again consulted a few minutes, and then returned a 'verdict fnt the plaintiff —Damages, 1,4)004 The Ciuur Justu.k itaiti, it was to he understood that the irtion would be withdrawn. Mr. is'ergeant WILD'S said it was, of Cal4o, tio underitood. Dos Court rose at half-past five o'clock, EMBARKATION OF TROOPS. PORTMOUTU, Dec. 17. —The first division of the Guards marched in to-day, and immediately embarked from the Dock Yard, in large open boats, and were towed to Spithead by steam ers, to the Wellesley and Meliille. Orders were received this morning for the Romney and Pyra mus, with the 4th regiment on board, to proceed to Portugal— they went off with a fine breeze from the eastward, and were soon clear of the Needles. _ _ The transports for the Cavalry are n early ready; the Infantry transports, as fast as they are prepared , proceed to Ireland, SUNDAY AFTERNOON. An Admiralty Messenger arrived this morning, from London, with despatches for Sir G. Martin to despatch the Romney and Pyramus, with the 4th regiment on board, to sea, without a mo ment's delay; also, to send a Small vessel out, to cruise off the Owers; to preVent the Gloucester from coming into Spithead, but to direct her to proceed• on without delay. She has the Guards on board, from Deptford. The first division of the 63d arrived yesterday afternoon, and immediately embarked on board the Melville, which ship was towed out yesterday morning, by two steam boats. The second division of the 6311 arrived this afternoon, and immediately embarked on board the Melville, which ship, no doubt, will proceed to-morrow, not to wait for Others, as the wind, which is now fair, may change in a short time, and be the means of the whole force being delayed.. The 4th embarked on Thursday, in the Romney and Pyramus, and only sailed this morning, owing to contrary wind. The poor soldiers' wives, with their children, arrived in hundreds, having ►uarched 26 miles a day, in a deplorable condition; and the scene of distress at witnessing their husbands' departure was heart rending. Two children died from fatigue on the road yesterday, belonging to the 63d. The Spartiate is still in the Harbour, but is expected to go to Spithead, to wait her orders, lest it may blow fresh from the southward when she is wanted, and then not be able to get out of the Harbour. Voun, O'Ctace, r. )I.—The first division of the third Guards together "with the last divisio► of the sixty-third, are just gone out of harbour in two steam-boats, a dock-yard lighter, and a fleet of men of war's boats : all their baggage is shipped, and gone with them. Each regiment was inspected in the Dock-yard by Sir James Lyons; and, considering they bad marched Rti miles over heavy roads, were in wonderful spirits. There was a vast number of spectators, particularly some well-dressed females, witnessing this interesting seene. - The soldiers, on leaving tbei► native land, gave three hearty cheers, which were returned with three times three by sailors and spectators. The Calliope brig is ordered to join the Expedition, and has two flat boats fitted, to lire Congreve roeketa from. Orders are just received here to get the Spartiate out of harbour as soon as possible ; two steamers are to be alongside her tomor row, by nine o'clock, to tow her out if necessary. We are delighted to Lear that the Commissioner and Sir James Lyons have made necessary arrangements to forward all the poor women arid children to their homes, who have been left behind ; and there is a transport to take those to Cork who live in Ireland. The following officers, on the staff of this garrison, will embark on service in Portugal :—Colonel Warre, to he Assistant 4uarter- Master General ; Colouel Citykw, a Major of Brigade; and Dr. Desse, on the Hospital Staff. The transports Layton, Lie*. Lovitt ; Stentor, Lieut. Bin n ley ; Num, Lieut. Lester ; and Heroine, Lieut. Jefferson, have been taken front the service to which they had been specially ap pointed, and have sailed for Cork, to take the 10th and 11 th re giments thence to Portugal. The ships Edward, Lord Cochrane, Crown, Three Crowns, Regulus, and Ellen, are taken up as transports, and are fitting in this harbour, to take the 10th and 12th Dragoons to Li►bon. (Front the Cinque Ports Herald.)' • We have just received authentic intelligence, that a brig of war has just arrived at Calais, to take in ordnance for a wesfern port, supposed to he Brest, where a fleet is reported to be fitting up. An order came down yesterday for all the ♦ble seamen on the Coast Blockade of the district to hold themselves in readiness for immediate service in the navy. DREADFUL FIRE AT BRISTOL. (From the Bristol Mercury.) The alums of fire was made about half-past eleven o'clock, on Friday night ; the first notice appeared to be given to the public by Mr. Oxley, at whose premises, in Wine -street, it oceurtelL There_were in the how* Mr. and Ntre. Oxley, an infant six weeks old, and a ehild about seven, who were sleeping iu the front room on the first Hoor ; the shop girl and a child about four years old iu the attic, and the servant maid with two others its the garret. These were the whole of the inmates. The fire originated in the bed-room on the first floor. It appears that a candle or r us h-light was kept constantly burning, and from the' smallness of the room it was necesarily near the bed. Mrs. Oxley had awoke with the intention of suckling her infant, and while the child was at the breast she fell asleep. It is feared that in moving the bed-clothes she must have put them in contact with the candle. Mr. Oxley Wag awoke by a sensation of apparent suffocation ; and what must have Iwo his horror to find his bed, on which lihneelf, his wife, and infant were lying, in flames, and she room filled to the most suffocating degree with stnoke! Ife first attempted to extinguish the flames, but without effect; but his face, his hands, and arms, are dreadfully burnt. He then tried to rouse his wife, but if she was awake, she must have fainted instantly. Finding he could not rouse her, and losing his presence of mind front excess of pain, agitatien, and euffoeation, he ran down stairs, naked as he was, and rushed into the street crying out for assistance. The names in the windows had, by this time, canceled some half dozen per sons in front of the house; in reply to their questions, the tin- . happy husband and father could only exclaim, Oh ! for God's sake, save my wife, save my children there are three children at the top of the house." He attempted to rush back into the hintse ; but the moment he opened the door, the narrow staircase acted like a flue, and put the whole premises in one blaze of liquid fire; the burning element poured out of every window, and reached kalf acmes the street. Just previous to this moment the attic window was observed to open, and a young wmnan with an infant four years Old, both in a state of nudity, presented themselves to the view of the crowd which was beginning to collect, They begged her to re: main a faw Minutes till a ladder was brought c but so rapidly were the Flames gaining Upon her, that in her despair she threw the child out; it fell on the lead that projects from under the draw ing-room window ; a man rushetl across the street to catch it ; his ;arm broke the fall, but it rebounded to the pavement. It was taken up bruised, but not so severely as Might be expected ;.it will recover. rn a moment after tke child had reached the ground, the young woman was seen to throw herself from the window ; she also fell upon the leads, end she was then caught by the peo ;de below ; she is muck bruised awl cut about the head and legs ; hut she is doing well. The servant girl had escaped out of the back garret-window, through Mr. Batten's house, taking with her one of the children. The remaining three chil dren, with the unfortunate rather, fell victims to the devouring element ! The engines arrived within a quarter of an hmnir or 20 minutes of the first alarm of the fire; and to the great exertiona that were made may ,attributed the safety of the adjoining premisee. The fire Was entirely got under about half-past one•or two o'clock. We never heard of a fire a dreadfully fatal to human life, so little destructive of property. There was a great sensation created among the jury by the an swer ago of the firemen, that lie did not think it his duty to irt quire, when ie hrought his engine, whether the itimatee of - the premises on' fire . 3yere safe. Perhaps the answer was inadvertently given, though thrum vas an apparent want of fealipg in the manner, that called forth the strongest reprobation of the jury, flame they separated they desimi the Coroner to convey their opluion to the Magistrates, that timeline should generilly be impulsed with the necessity; in the event of any future tire, of first directing their attention to the preservation of huulv life. _ At eleven thlock on Saturday morning, J. ii. firindpn, Esq., the Caroler, held an imptest at the Plume of Feathers, in Wine street. The Jury first went and inspected the mutilated remains of the four bodies. The body of Mrs, Oxley was lying on a paliet ; on partially removing the coverlet, one of the meat shock ing spechtehts we ever witnessed presented itself: not a particle of flesh remained, , a,z)the bones appeared a mere cinder ready to (Tutubte into ashes; the legs ayid arms were all broken short off at the The hones of the two youngest were lying together i 4 * box, and the other body was taken up in a sheet, all lying on one inid„ 'The names of the sufferers were—Sophia Oxley, the 1 1 01 / about Sti : and William, Sophia, and Akin, the children, varying f k , • V 1' t " Aeei dental), burnt.' "14 six nee s so years.-.-Verdic t 2,- en le IN VA LID ASYLUIVI FOR REISPECTABLr Ff.:MALES. -nit it not merely a ehlaitahle, hut also a commou-sense initj totion, founded for the truriutie of administering relief to females, who froth illness may be unable to earn a livelihood• in service.— From the provectus, we are glad to find that it is in a thriving condition, and are quite sure that we need add no recommenda tion of our own ;in order that institution may find its 101 l in public tiitinlati"' FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Pilate of Saturday.) VITTORIA i DEC. 7. , ---Not long since there was at tor° a meeting of Generals Longa, Captain-General of Old Castile; Egnia, of Galicia; and the Count D'Espagne. —These three General Officers belong to the Apostolic faction. They are said to have determined upon taking all possible means to assist in the overthrow of-the Con stitutional system in Portugal, and, in ease of need, to oppose every system contrary to that by which Spain has been oppressed for these four years. These gentlemen. have not obtained all the success they expected. We learn from eye witnesses that Longa, having assembled the 1,00 armed Royalist Volunteers at Valladolid, to tell them that their participation was depended upon in a cru sade against Portugal, only forty men offered themselves, and the remainder refused to march. At Toro, of a thou sand volunteers, a smaller number o ff ere d than •at Valladolid.—The result of the same operation in Galicia and elsewhere is not known; but it is not doubted that it has been as unsuccessful as in time places which we have mentioned. The Ist Regiment of Cavalry of St. James, which was in garrison at Burgos and 'Valencia, has just set out for the frontiers of Portugal. Other troops are on their march from several points for the same destination. Unheard-of efforts are made at all points by the'forious Apostolics, who know very well that the existence of the Portuguese Government would be their death-blow. - Ac cordingly we see the old Officers who belonged to the Army of the Faith traversing our provinces in all direc tions, to make proselytes. The enrolment of several bat talions is already spoken of. Our province is to furnish twenty-five, as well as 'Biscay,. and Navarre is to raise thirty. In the latter province it is reported that the formation of them has begun, by order . of Juanito. The Valley of Bastan has already eighty men under arms. Two thousand muskets have been taken front the arsenal of Pampehmn. These arms doubtless belong to the Spaniards. All this awakens many reflections. Does it not seem that, as in 1818, every thing is done that suits the British Government, better than if that Government had itself dictated what is done? It is not two or three thouhind deserters, who have violated the Portuguese territory, that can give reason to fear the overthrow of the new institutions given by its le gitimate King. (From the Constitutionnel.) PARIS, DEC. 15.—1 t was expected that, from the very complicated and important events which are daily taking place, the Elective Chamber would hasten to perform the preliminary business of the Session, and assemble in num bers sufficient to open the Session legally. Those who were at their post performed their duty ; but what was our astonishment on learning, that for three days they were not able to proceed to the scrutiny, which should return five candidates for the presidency. Our surprise was still increased on hearing that the number of Members registered at the Bureaux of the Quest►tre amounted to two hundred and thirty-four. From this it would appear that forty-three Members actually in Puris failed to attend their duty yesterday. Such a fact must give rise to many conjectures. It is asked if the Ministry, who are sure of a majority, does not wait to see what turn the affairs of Portugal will take before they give the Chamber the ex planation which will no doubt be demanded ? For our selves, we are quite sure that the aspect of politiCal affairs presents importunities to the minds of the Ministers, and they prefer to hide themselves for a while in the subter raneoms passages of a vulgar diplomacy rather than give the information desired. , But great interests are at .. st a k e ; t h e present and the fu. lure are alike compromised, and every body is attentive. It is not merely the Portuguese Charter, nor the interests of Don Pedro or Don Miguel,but the destiny of European and the very existence of society, liberally eon• stit cited, that demand consideration. The Ministry cannot possibly be Silent muter cireumstances so solemn. They must nreesaatily take. a part ; we shall tee whether it will be that of Immarity and pistiee. The late sittings of the Imperial Parliament of (beat Britain have become the signal of a new struggle which is likely to bring into collision a series of important state questions, which the blindness only of improvidence and folly mill(' suppose to have. been already settled defini tively. The cure taken by Me; Canning to bring before the ('ominous all the European treaties concluded within the political period which has now ended, shows clearly the resolution of the British Cabinet to consider hence forward, in ease of need, as null and void, the conditions stipulated in those treaties ; justifying themselves by. the manifest violation, on the part of Spain, of conventions .en tered into between England and Portugal. Our Apostolies flattered themselves that England would observe neutrality in the aflairs of the Peninsula.; as if it were possible, in a Government truly national, for Mini sters tio trample under foot the sanctity of treatiesi by com promising the honour of that nation, which they are called upon to govern. That expert statesman, Mr. Canning, knew how to appreciate his po s i t i on; le felt the full weight of the duty he had to perform ; and, instead of shrinking back, he bus taken his position in the advance ground. When England, at the first signal, sent off to Lisbon 20 regiments—when she threatens on every side to raise the cry of war, can it be imagined that she adopts such serious resolutions for the mere purpose of driving the Marquis de Chaves and-M. Silveira from Portugal ?. This firstresult of her proceedings could not be doubted; but this object once obtained, who will believe that the British Govern ment will be content with mounting guard in view of the frontiers of Spain, on a line of 200 leagues of territory, to prevent the renewal of an attempt which she has just re pressed? As to the expence of the expedition and the war, will it be cheerfully borne by England? hi she ac. (loomed to do such things? It is not, how ever , on Portugal that it w ill fall. But is it not clear, from the language of Earl Bathurst and Mr. Canning, that it is against Spain, and not against the Marquis de Chaves, that England demands ,satisfaction for the outrage offered to her ally. What pact will our troops in Spain act ? Listen to those to those who. pretend to be in the confidence of M. Villele. They say, and repeat it to all the simpletons who will hear them, that every thing has been foreseen and cal. culated beforehand by M.. Villele; that their patron hue an understanding with Mr. Canning; they even add, that M. Villele is too subtle (fin) (so they express themselves) to be taken unawares ; as if Mr. Canning was not also, notwithstanding, whatever understanding he may have en, tenni iota with M. Villele, sufficiently subtle to estimate the -situation of the President of the Council, or could be ignorant that it is out of the power of the State to.observe any conventions which have not been ratified by the con.. gregation or that any d ura bl e or s i nce re agreeme t it c ou ld possibly .be _entered into between the Minister of one coun try, who found bimsolf placed at the head of a nation with out any thing to dissemble or fear, and the Nifiill4l7 of a country who cannot move a step except in an anti-na tional way, who has not even a party to support him, and who is besieged by a faction who domineer over him, and, in fine, whose entire power is concentrated among th e broi(ers on Chang e . But they add, ST, Viii e t e is deiighted that the shield is raised by England; it will be u pretext for withdrawing our troops from Spain, end be desires nothing- more, The govern Spain, are teased by the p re . sauce a e k of tlitseol.'reli tubs troops, so great is their blindn ess an d audacity. Spain must then struggle alone, with her own resources, against the colossal powers of England ; and these are the fruitii France will gather by sending her armies across the Pvrenee;;—fot all the services she had relidero Spain bear what our A postolies, on the othe r h an d , our Con gregationistti anti Ultrainontanists say less blind than those in the Peninsula, with whom they are so closely linked ; they, too, wish that France may make war on England. Where. are her resources to support her in a war When the Derties of the left side reproached M. Villele twenty times for his improvidence in this respect, his constant reply was, " What ,occasion have we of pre parations for war ? War is impossible." But do those who speak of drawing the sword, think on the conse quences of such a fatal determination ? Are they not aware that England is mistress of the sea ; that our ships of war, our merchant vessels, and our colonies must become the pray of the leopard ? Public credit is already shaken and almost annihilated; hundreds of thousands of operatives are reduced to absolute want and beggary. What a time to speak of war ! When our manufactures are in the most alarming state of.depression, our industry captive, and la bour of everdylescription suspended—when the approach ing termination of the year brings apprehension of the most dqlorable catastrophe ! In fact, this would-be the consequence to France of the war which the Apostolica are not afraid to invoke. We have at sea 500 millions of floating capital, 200 millions of bills of exchange which might be protested ; the sale of wines at Bordeaux would immediately cease, as well as that of Cognac brandy—an enormous loss to the revenue of the State, and of the interest of individuals.. The fa brics of cotton wool and silk would be closed in six weeks; the book trade would sustain a loss of thirty millions; the measures taken by. M. Moustier, at Madrid, have already caused a loss to this branch of industry of seven millions. In fine, French commerce would sustain a loss of fifty millions in little works of art, fashion, &c. Bu such is the New Year's gift which the Congregation would give to France ! (From the Quotidienne of Friday.) EXAMINATION OF• MR. CANNING'S SPEECH. Examining, with some attention, Mr. Canning's speech to Parliament to solicit an Address on the Message of the King of England, a natural and fundamental question , arises —With what Power does Great Britain go to war ? The Hon. Secretary of State well establishes, with 'histo rical recollections, and the text of treaties, that Erigland must of necessity support Portugal, its ancient ally; but no article of the documents which he has submitted to the Commons, we must say it, provides for the case, which to day presents itself—namely, that of an armed intervention on the part of England against Portugal itself. Mr. Canning acknowledged this great difficulty, in a preceding Session of Parliament, that England should not intermeddle in the war of opiniong; for the opinions of parties, unless the sense of words be changed, are not displayed out of a na tion, and the foreign interference which assists one party sooner than another, exceeds the limits of a regular al liance between nations. The Hon. Secretary of State, in justifying the object of his Message to Parliament, and soliciting supplies to carry on the war, should have, in order to be in unison with, his political theories, proved, Ist, that the Royalists of the Marquis de Chivies were not a Portuguese party. 24, That it was not against Portugal that England was going to declare war. These two facts being established, Mr. Canning would have, without doubt, been able to justify the intervention ; for the fact of the invasion of the frontiers by foreigners is precisely within the terms of the treaty of alliance of Portugal with England, but how can that immense portion of the Portu guese people who follow the Marquis de Chaves be,con sidered foreigners ? How can it be supposed that it is not carrion-shotagainstPortugal uga of l the e t E w n a g r l sshto fleetbe lvill d e clared,stri strike when against first towers of Lisbon ? and that the English soldiers who em bark at Plymouth will not fight against Portuguese ? It the may happen that at the very moment when the Engli sh will be in the act of disembarkation, the country having entirely submitted to the Royalists, they will find the Por tuguese united in this common opinion, in such a manner that it will be against the entire population that the Eng lish army will act. A Protestant imposing a foreign yoke on Portugal, which it has just delivered from a .foreign yoke—a singular contradiction in politics ! But here is what is more odd. It is against Spain that England expresses her griefs. According to Mr. Canning it is Spain that has armed them- 7 -it is Spanish troops who have crossed the Portuguese frontier—it is against these troops that the English soldiers are marching, and in the moan. time there is , iyo deelarationV4iii against: Spain. Mr. Lamb is still at Madrid to negotiate, p that we can oppose this dilemma to the British Government. Either the army which invades Portugal acts for Spain, and under its banners, and then explain to us this political situation of a Cabinet which, without declaring war on another Ca binet, fights at the same time its troops—that is to say, which is at.once, with the same power, in a state of war and peace ; or the Royalist troops of the Marquis de Chaves are a Portuguese party, and then how cam the English intervention be reconciled with the declaration of Mr. Canning, never to intermeddle in order to decide be tween these parties ? England, in order to be consist o d that e a g rstf e t loreeavt o ught w n d . : antylalt irosimeddle de onlyitt with x i tha t t s rtt: E t eh, s s o leave noei 7 lit i g es n rrflioi l li a t t iireas n h um i d e t t lnliv:o s o t C ( o f i t, oixhol) Governmentu:s th em se l ves ‘nrit ve t i g, i b i se i pi s t tic i a o.e i y respect decl is are nvedrhe ally o e gthe e f i i c a n l cat i e pht d c o a, a rth whato di peoplen w as o t might choose. _ t h ei (al P or t uguese a h t s i he,t strug gle. sb n e l g -tea is.: he She interferes, however, in this instance, to sustain the Constitutional Regime. In truth, England finds herself, at least, in contradiction, to her principles. This is not well for a Government and a Ministry who pride them selves upon their freedom and loyalty. When the house of Braganza and the loyal Portuguese nation placed them selves under the alliance of Great Britain, this was not what they expected from the English Government; they thought they should pay dear enough for the protection the Court of London afforded them by plachig.in its hands their commerce and their finances, provided they might estjoy a certain portion o f" d omest i c libe rty. Is England ignorant of the energy possessed by a nation which she wishes to oppress with so little management? With respect to Spain, we believe that it is against her that the English policy directs its efforts. We have often said, that the orators of the Cortes at Lisbon, and the fa vourers of the Portuguese revolution, ought to have echos and imitators at Madrid, and this is .tbe reason why Eng land is so violently irritated at a conduct dictated only by the simple instinct of self-preservation. In order that Spain might be respected by England, ii'.was necessary she should be left to consummate her ruin, and that the noble Castilians should b e abl e t o say to e Cabinet of St. Jamee's ' as the Gladiators of Cl au di us did , w hil st marching to death, Te Inorituri salutant. Let this gene rous nation, however,fear nothing ; n o t th at s h e oug h t to rely upon the protection our Cabinet--she has at this day another alliance more dear to her; but England ex hausted, and Europe sur vey i ng E ng l an d' s am b ition an d projects, are obstacl es which tie up the betide of the Bri tish Cabinet. PORTUGAL. (Prom the Reoi/e, of Sunday.) CONTINUATION OF THR SITTING IN WHICH THE lIINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DriDE HIS REPORT. DEC. 5.—M. Sarmento moved, that the re port of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and all the docu ments on which it was founded, should be printed forth with, in order to transmit them, without delay, for the in formation of the great friends to Portugal, who are mem bers of the Brit ish Parliament. M. Mosinho censured the Minister of the Interior for having replied to the students ofthe University of Coimbra, who called for arms, that they ought only to occupy them selves with their books. The Minister of the Interior remarked, that the whole of the students wire not Constitutionalists, and that many among them would turn their arms against the pre sent Government. M. Miranda agreed with his colleague Guerreiro, that it might be supposed there were two administrations, since every where two wills were apparent, and a total variance in the measures of defence adopted. The Hon. Member deeply regretted that the indisposition of , the Mipister of War compelled him to remain inactive. N. Leomil proposed to decree, first, "That the coup try is in danger." 2d. That the Sittings of the Chamber , should be perManent. 3d. That all judicial formalities should be omitted with respect to the enemies of the Constitution. 4th. That Spanish Deserters, eantonnid at - Salvaterra de Magos, should be armed and employed to guard Lisbon ; a measure which would not violate any ex isting treaty with Spain; and, sth, That all the civil, military, and ecclesiastical furictionaries, connected with the rebels, be degraded or exiled. M. Sarmento supported the proposition and said, that Don Pedro IV., imitating the Trojans and the Antonines, the Portuguese ought not to imitate the degenerate Ro mans, who, instead of watching to preserve their political rights, asked only for bread and public spectacles. The Minister of Justice announced, with grief, that many Magistrates were in correspondence with the ene- mies of.the charter. "It was thus," said his Excellency, " that two of them suffered the Marchioness de Charts, a woman ardent to fight against our new Constitution, to: escape." M. Guerreiro proposed, that all the' Ministers of State should meet to, form a Council, over which the kings re presented by the Princess Regent, should preside. ThB deliberations of his Council would be directed by „the, whole of the Members of the Adminiatratiou, and thus all would be personally responsible for the measures adopted.. These several propositions were referred to a Sperlal Commission. GREECE. r ANCO en N e A v , a I!EC I . I. —l a p fr i o li m sed G . since when, the following Greeks have made Lclimi _ seahih i wrote to you on the 12th of Nos' Athens,us who oi defended I f i e i I c i l d i e t d h theitthher rivd here the evening' before last, is all I have been able to collect, by way of news : The who o know Greece will no u t muchl .• a most successful resistance at Turks wn have been three times re- . every occasion, and in greatly distinguished himself on third attack, the famous Chief which the Turks had Acropolis, VMS killed by a shell, into u la tilit t k t r it tre 7l . enera f l, who, although possessed of no inconsiderable shareo _ooor . age, has constantly preferred Ms own advan tage to the interest of his country . 'l l ' •the is place in de fence of the Acropolis has been taken by Caratasso, an eminent Macedonian Leader. Colletti, one of the Mem iThofse bers of Conduriotti' • bg9yernment, has proceeded with a naval force to the G ulf of Voles, to assist the Chiefs of Mount Olympus, who up arms. Of the Egyptian fleet nothing has been heard here—not even of its having left Alexandria. ii Ibrahan, who had en: trenched himself at Tri o P he zza, was, consequently, exposetl f to the greatest distress; must now, himself, feel the ef• ects of his poliey in devastating the fields, and ruining the harvests. The Greeks, it is true, but they receive, from time to time, share in his privat perions, Fifteen cargoes of provisions have supplies from this t. been forwarded, at e expence of the French and a Swiss Committees, widest the superintendence of Mr. Peti , a most intelligent Flora tine gentleman, who is the m Eynard. To-morrow two agent a" this place for W. more cargoes will leave this place, one of which I shall, in all probability , any to aecomp its destination. This is l certai . n y the best means of s" t " i ll Greece at present. Colonel Heydeck, a Bava • rat h uofficer, left here, algae. .il month ago, with sixteen officers, provided nal! ample funds to Jive independent of They have also, as I hear, left a the h Greek Governinta,oi, Colonel and his com_panions, something here. F .a ro d : d, 0 1 ! ) : expected. h Protected as they are by itilligeirmSsoYv'elreign, they as s av t e h to . look forward to their remuneration at borne; and eir reward will be in proportion to their services , to rt e efforts may be hoped for from them. Widely different ie it, however, with labvier, and the Scotch Colonel 0001°"' _The former has taken up his residence at Methane, but, I , do . not know whither he is reconciled to the erneGovuent, with which I hear he was at variance. Under po tthronage of the Count I/ Harcourt, who visited Greece, m the quality of Agent of the French Committee, he had actedalmost in open opposition to the AdnUnistrativa Body.. He is not likely at present to gain ground in the af fections of the Cheeks, illlCe his organization should of . the t r o o p s has . been by, no means successful, anti Colonel Heydeck succeed, F abvier will be quite cut out. As to Colonel Gordon , nobody who know* him can hope f or any thing from bins. I remember, before I loft lai,lr don, to have seen in the papers a statemeni that the ife )- lent Colonel had retreated to ?.ante in disgust, on secant of his having been robbed by the Rumeliots. I have en' deavoured to come it the bottom of this, and s he ° learned that the Colonel had received about 14, fro,_m_ the Greek Deputies on his departure 11•0111 LOIIdOO, Of!. employed in organising the troops, part of which, on ." 11 , Judi . 01 arrival at Napoli di Romania, he placed in the the Banker Xenoe. The Government, being grett l Y„, l : want of every necessary, obliged M. Kenos, _in the su lt- e . a of Gordon, to give up a part of those funds, and hssthe originated the Colonel's disgust. It now seems thst to gallant Colonel has taken up his winter quarters at ' fin ' with his lady, who, you perhaps know, i* an A rmenl6 ' ll ;tei . The Island of dithers certainly a more pleasa nt wl t ss residence than e the monntaint of k:piras, "c swamps of the, Peloponessus. . re of Mr. Humphreys, one of the autho rs of " A Pi ct ur e of Tor ti oe' of Greece," died lately of a putrid fever, at Castel an . old Venetian fortress opposite /ante, Whiell A 1)° o r a , Intrepid Greeks now occupy. On the principle ot• de_ 1 1, _ , leis nil nisi bonton, I shall say nothing of Mr. lnphee,' but that the Greek cause has not lost by his death. .rie+ ss whom _ h ave seen here, make jel u o i t h e r The Greek s, i respecting Lord Cochrane; to which lan by.,sa questions. Is he at Marseilles , or with his Dal,' a: ri • i ' Ifsir D Or, , pray is he now himself superintending t'le the steam-vessels in London ? 1: 1► the friends of I have now to mention 8)1 affair, wai" f - w h e n the Greece must certainly lament. At r ele" C f ' m i ' t 0 Greeks have so manse enemies and Ve te "' ed Ile itis° e t contend with, it is to be regretted, that they ar e A d. the Austrian op, variance with the Marquis di Pitelue"ci• Mina, in the Arches. life G re eks hod se i ze d and hal ducted to Napoli two Austrian brigs, which they io good information were bound for Mod" , end they f the the .... more confirmed in this opinion by the fact o so , Maranis's vessel having, in passing the A.stros, firedl in lute of 10 guns, which had been interpreted e . O 1 9 / 1 011 ,1 1 0 mation of some nature or other conveyed t ' ; sati Dacha. The Marquis seized upon one or the brightoto demanded that the other should be given op.in t'v& too under pain of a 'commencement of hostilities. 1 , ; P o i, Hastings was then with his steam-vessel at Naq ' to 0 perhaps,._ this emboldened the Government to rep Y t ool Admiral's demand, by a remonstrance as to the c ° ,l, o iJ wantonness of his conduct. "Am Ito respect 0 9 f. O I se the Admiral; and, finding that lie could not not oht,te . ,,, 0 / deliverance of the brig, he sailed away, without gtloieot notice of his intentions; but it is supposed that he ; sio ti. to seize upon some vessels of the I - 4 1409 °I. SPe 1 ( Maeroebrato, who had been in retirement at P°N s ' w esi! Hydra, since the removal of the Conduriotti Goreriser ol appeared in this affair again on the scene, as 0 ally the Administrative Body . Jero ot or e The only persons of note at present here ,-., o r Buonaparte and Lady Adam. Nl'lth respect to l i , the derick, lie is now at Rome, but is expected he re ch - o te course of a few days to embark for Corfu. glo go i brought me last evening in contact with the Ex'' n j l'e Westphalia. He seems to me about 45 years 044 :0 0 terabits his late brother, Napoleon to it n lOO ' 3lstril bi ll i degree. The son of the Greek Admired Tot fs' present, the conversation fell upon Greece, slid t l , ro l is Monarch inquired of me who represented tog': Col. Greece since the death of Lord Byron. "Is it no ' f r eO Gordon ?" said his Es-Ma t' " Greece will he feel 4" ). oet by England," said he ; "'Lligland's Ministers m 1 it ot :. that she deserves her liberty, and will indirectly, I .. directly, bring that object about." ce de h I have now no more to add, but that you shall me on my arrival at Corfu,